Movie Reviews and Other Writings

Parallel Mothers is about Janis, a photographer living in Madrid, who gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby despite the fact she'll have to raise the baby alone. In the hospital she meets Ana, a teenager, who is also about to have a baby and raise it with only the help of her mother. The two strike up a bond, but after Arturo, Janis' baby's father, questions the parentage of Janis' child, Janis has doubts that her baby is actually hers. The film stars Penélope Cruz, Ross

Scream is, in the lingo used in the film, a "requel." It's not a full reboot of the Scream franchise, but it's not a traditional sequel either. The film follows the relatives and offspring of several people connected with the original killings as they attempt to survive a new killer's rampage through Woodsboro. Many of the franchises longest survivors also return to help out with the mystery. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Dylan Minette, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savo